How to Build Sustainable High Performance in Hybrid Work Setting
Teams today are constantly connected. Messages arrive instantly, meetings fill calendars, and collaboration tools keep work moving across offices, cities, and time zones. Yet many organizations are noticing that despite the constant communication, team alignment feels harder than ever. Projects move forward while misunderstandings accumulate beneath the surface. Meetings multiply, yet clarity decreases. Employees remain […]
The Neuroscience of Making Good Decisions
Every leader has made a decision that felt right in the moment, but wrong in hindsight. Not because they lacked information, but because of the conditions in which the decision was made. In business, decision-making is often seen as a product of expertise and intelligence. The assumption is simple: the more you know, the better […]
The End of the Neutral CEO: 6 Principles for Corporate Activism
For a long time, neutrality was a safe strategy for CEOs. Stay out of politics, focus on business, and avoid controversy. Over the past years, that era has come to an end. Now, silence can be interpreted as a statement of its own. In our recent podcast discussion, Annika Arras, CEO of Miltton New Nordics, […]
How to Protect Your Team’s Cognitive Skills while Using AI
As the conversation around AI evolves, the fear of AI replacing our jobs is starting to fade. Another relevant question is starting to emerge: will AI replace our thinking? If we delegate our brainpower to AI, will we end up becoming less intelligent? Adopting AI is not the challenge anymore. The challenge now is adopting […]
5 Tips to Master the Art of Online Networking
While Zoom calls and video conferencing may (hopefully) never replace true human connection, the reality is that more and more networking is happening online today. Showing up in the right way, curating your virtual presence, and being intentional about building connections through screens have become essential skills for leaders and professionals alike. So how can […]
6 Innovation Insights From Our Speakers
Innovation is always important, but it is especially important in today’s rapidly changing world. Innovation is the key for companies to adapt to change and overcome the challenges it brings. To increase the chances of your organization surviving and even thriving, you should take innovation seriously. Luckily, we have had some innovation experts at our […]
The 3 Secrets to Become an Ideal Team Player – Patrick Lencioni (Webinar Summary)
Yesterday, together with Deloitte and Oslo Business Forum, we organized a webinar with teamwork and organizational health expert Patrick Lencioni. In this webinar, Patrick revealed to us the three virtues that make for an ideal team player. He also talked us through how to spot these virtues, and more importantly, the lack of them. Patric […]
Key Takeaways & Learnings from Speaker Contest 2023 Semifinal 4
The 2023 Nordic Business Forum Speaker Contest semifinals are now done, and what a journey it has been for us and our semifinalists. We have heard inspiring stories and gained great insights into leadership, innovation, and sustainability. Here are the summaries from the speakers of our last semifinal, which was held yesterday on the 16th […]
Key Takeaways & Learnings from Speaker Contest 2023 Semifinal 2
Yesterday afternoon we had our second semifinal session of the Speaker Contest. After seeing six wonderful keynotes on sustainability, leadership, and innovation, we felt inspired! Now we want to share the main takeaways from each speech with you. Melina Shannon-DiPietro – Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work (With Lessons From the World’s Best Restaurant) […]
Building Resilience Through Habits with Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, […]
3 Insights from Consumer Psychology to Marketing
While mixing psychology and marketing may sound like the beginning of an evil plan to manipulate consumers to buy products, that is not at all what consumer psychology is about. At its best, using consumer psychology insights can help you plan an efficient marketing strategy, help your ideal customers to find you, and help you […]